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beg someone's pardon

beg someone's pardon verb: to ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.

Verb

beg someone's pardon (third-person singular simple present begs someone's pardon, present participle begging someone's pardon, simple past and past participle begged someone's pardon)

  1. To ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.

Forms of beg someone's pardon

third-person singular presentbegs someone's pardon
present participlebegging someone's pardon
past participlebegged someone's pardon
pastbegged someone's pardon

Questions about beg someone's pardon

What does beg someone's pardon mean?
Beg someone's pardon means to ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.
What part of speech is beg someone's pardon?
Beg someone's pardon is a verb.
What is the past tense of beg someone's pardon?
The past tense of beg someone's pardon is begged someone's pardon.

Words near beg someone's pardon in the dictionary

  1. beg it
  2. beg leave
  3. beg off
  4. beg parding
  5. beg pardon
  6. beg someone's pardon
  7. beg the question
  8. beg to differ
  9. beg yours
  10. beg, borrow, or steal
  11. bega

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